Spanish Translation and Interpreting Certificate - Online Program

The Graduate Certificate in Spanish Translation responds to the increasing demand of highly qualified practitioners in the field. The program will offer advanced T&I education in a set of professional skills devised to provide support in other professional studies programs with significant community impact, like nursing, criminal justice, business management and media communication among others. This program is offered 100% online through an array of educational technologies including audio and video. Intensive interaction with faculty and peers takes place throughout the length of every course.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the graduate certificate in Spanish translation and interpreting, prospective candidates must first meet all requirements for graduate admission to UT Rio Grande Valley, as well as the other requirements listed below:

  1. Bachelor's  degree  from  a  regionally  accredited  institution  in  the United States or a recognized international equivalent in a similar or related field.
  2. Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 semester credit hours.
  3. One academic or professional letter of recommendation
  4. Satisfactory performance on the translation of a document from English to Spanish, Spanish to English.
  5. A short essay in Spanish
  6. Personal interview (Online or in person).

Application for admission must be submitted prior to the published deadline. The application is available at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply.

A translation test waiver may be granted to applicants who hold a state or federal court or medical interpreting license.

Program Requirements

Required Courses - 9 Hours

TRSP 6340/SPAN 6340Translation Theory

3

TRSP 6342/SPAN 6342Translation Workshop - Spanish to English

3

TRSP 6343/SPAN 6343Translation Workshop - English to Spanish

3

Electives - 6 Hours

Choose from the following:

TRSP 6344/SPAN 6344Translation of Legal Texts

3

SPAN 6344/TRSP 6344Translation of Legal Texts

3

TRSP 6345/SPAN 6345Translation Topics

3

SPAN 6345/TRSP 6345Translation Topics

3

TRSP 6346/SPAN 6346Business and Finance Translation

3

SPAN 6346/TRSP 6346Business and Finance Translation

3

TRSP 6347/SPAN 6347Translation Technologies

3

SPAN 6347/TRSP 6347Translation Technologies

3

TRSP 6348/SPAN 6348Audiovisual Translation

3

SPAN 6348/TRSP 6348Audiovisual Translation

3

TRSP 6395/SPAN 6395Translation/Research Project

3

SPAN 6395/TRSP 6395Translation/Research Project

3

INTG 6376Consecutive Interpreting

3

INTG 6377Simultaneous Interpreting

3

INTG 6378Court Interpreting

3

INTG 6379Interpreting Practicum

3

INTG 6380Medical Interpreting and Terminology

3

Total Credit Hours: 15